The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-10
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
Money s Per Cent, New York Ex'
change Is Premium.
Cotton Quiet - Mtddifng Cotton,
I-l6c-sRles Today 1900
Bales.
ArrrAL OFFICE,

PAsoAY EVENING, September ., 1887.
Money rates range steady at s per
cent. Local securities dull and IN.
changed.
The Memphis cotton market is
quoted quiet; 600 bales were sold to-
day. New York spots remain firm
and unchanged; and futures very
steady and advanced from 10 4 points.
Green 4 Co., Of New York, in the
report today say: "The cotton con.
tract market held firmly all day, and
made gain in value Of A to 8 points,
closing we'll sustained"
There was no change in the New
Orleans spot market and futures closed
quiet and firm, with September up 2
points and the new crop months to
s points higher. The Liverpool mar.
ket is q1o.ed steady, fair demand,
with futures Of point. At Manches'
ter, cloths are quiet, moderate inquiry.
Yarns firm, stitiening little.
Ia commenting upon the history Of
the cotton market during the past
year Bradstreet's Journal publishes
the following list Of estimates Of the
crop published at different times
during the season:
\. IL. Allen * Co., August 30th. .......6, $50 900
Latham, Alexander 4 Co. October LIST 6,292 900
kllison's Annual, November lst...6, 652, 200
Agricultural DEPARTMENT. Novem- -.
Der 10th, official .,.....6 1884, 900
National Cotton Exchange, Noyem-
- Der 10TH. ,:.'.......""""., b,4li,OO
Memphis cotton pool, average, No
yember lgi .........6 I3S 900
Eeill Bros, November 10th ..........6, zoe, 900
leill Bros, November Ath............6 go, 900
Aeill Bros, December Sth...,.".....6, i00, 800
Hill, Fontaine 4 Co., December 18th. (, 1857 200.
bradstreets, December llth.......;....6, $4,000
9. l.. Greene 4 Co., December 9th ;.6, $4,000
Stewart, Atlahta. Ga. ,Dece mber 18th 6 ,0Os, 900
Agricultural Department, Fobru-
- arr ,ibO,UVp
Neill Bros, December 10000
1t will be seen from this list, says
Bradstreet's, that the highest estimate
nsds was on November 10th, the av-
ersge Of the Memphis cotton pools es.
innate, and that the lowest was that OF
r. II. Allen & Co., on August 30sh.
An average OF all the above estimates
would give q total Of 6,fl6,000 bales,
which, in view Of the variation shown
In the individual estimates, Is remark
ably near the probable actual result.
The estimated crop for lSS6.s7 by
the New York Commercial and Finan.
eisl Chronicle was received at the
Cotton Exchange today-6. 5l3,623
bales with port receipts at $500, 1924
bales. The estimate Of the National
Cotton Exchange, as published in the
New Orleans Cotton World, vas re-
eeived tonight-6,50 ,0s7 bales-which
will be accepted as official.
IMPORTS.
Twenty.iour brls apples, 90 pkgs
butter, l22 pkes bacon, 700 pkgs boots
and shoee, 5000 bu corn, 462 pkgs
cheese, 80 sks coffee, 1912 SKIS cotton
seed, 2 cars cotton seed, SO pkgs dry
goods, 70 pigs eggs, 500 brls -four,
5l0 bales hay, 90 head sheep, 20 head
horses and mnles, l23 pkgs lard,
5000 feet lumber, 81 pkgs liquors,
l25 brls meal, 10 brls molasses, 5000
bu oats, Q care pork sides, 80 pkgs rise,
ITO brls sugar, 223 pkgs tobacco and
5000 bu wheat.
nTy4ToR REPORTS.
The following shows the amount Of
grain received, Withdrawn and in store
by Tegu ar elevators, ~ reported TO
the Merchants Exchange today:
Wheat-In store, 5l,2il bushels.
Corn-R seeived, 1891 bushels; with
drawn, 1884 bushels; in store, s52l
bushels. 0ais-Receiyed, 1866 bush
els; Withdrawn, 1870 buehels In store,
70,669 bushels.